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04 August 2026
City libraries saw 37 422 items returned with a monetary value of R4 767 836, 51.
13 April 2026
Metro Police officers were stoned by hostile community members in Athlone this weekend
30 March 2026
Fine Free Week saw the return of 12 442 items valued at R1 622 008
13 March 2026
The road march through the streets of Cape Town has become a fixture on the City libraries calendar and marks the official start of South African Library Week
20 February 2026
The City’s Graffiti Unit hosted a community clean-up in Manenberg this week targeting gang tags made by youth as they mark their territories.
18 December 2025
Alcohol consumption in public spaces remains one of the biggest headaches for enforcement and emergency services, particularly over the festive season.
08 December 2025
City libraries are getting into the holiday spirit, and they’re hopeful that young patrons will return the favour in the form of overdue books.
01 December 2025
In the past week, the City’s enforcement agencies made 387 arrests, up from 355 the week before.
30 November 2025
The final traffic fine roadshow for the year starts on Friday, 5 December.
03 October 2025
Our third Fine Free Week for the year saw 9 105 items returned, valued at just more than R1,14 million
28 August 2025
This will be the third Fine Free Week for 2025
23 July 2025
21 June 2025
City libraries to offer another fine free week duirng the school holiday
28 March 2025
The latest Fine Free Week
14 March 2025
South African Library Week is happening from 17 to 23 March 2025, during which citizens celebrate the role of libraries in our communities
30 December 2024
The City of Cape Town’s enforcement departments have confiscated 4 730 bottles of liquor from transgressors at beaches, parks and other public places since 1 December.
09 December 2024
The fine free week will allow young patrons, up to the age of 17, the opportunity to return library materials.
12 August 2024
The City's enforcement agencies made 399 arrests in the past week. They also issued 41 228 fines for various traffic and by-law transgressions.
12 June 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Council earlier today approved changes to intersections along the M3 in Newlands.
22 May 2024
City libraries received a high return on books
09 April 2024
The City’s Library and Information Service has concluded one of its most successful Fine Free Weeks.
15 March 2024
The City of Cape Town's librarians marched into South African Library Week (SALW) with a colour parade through the city centre earlier today.
08 March 2024
The City of Cape Town’s libraries will kick off South African Library Week (SALW) with a march through the Cape Town city centre on Friday, 15 March 2024.
09 January 2024
Libraries extended the number of items that patrons could borrow, as well as the borrowing period, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
18 December 2023
Cape Town Traffic Services recorded 36 392 speeding offences in the past week and issued 23 980 fines for various traffic violations.
06 December 2023
Residents are reminded to participate in a second round of public participation about the proposed changes to intersections along the M3 in Newlands, the most important arterial road link between suburbs in the Southern Peninsula and the city.
13 November 2023
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to participate in a second round of public participation about the proposed changes to intersections along the M3 in Newlands, the most important arterial road link between suburbs in the Southern Peninsula and the city.
26 October 2023
Even as our city and our country have come together so wonderfully in support of our sports teams, so we have watched in growing alarm as the world increasingly has been rent apart by the horrors of war.
23 August 2023
The City of Cape Town’s libraries are giving patrons an opportunity to return their outstanding items without any fines payable.
15 June 2023
The winter school holiday doesn't lend itself to many outdoor ventures, but that doesn't mean children have to be inactive or bored
08 May 2023
The Law Enforcement Department made 179 arrests and issued 2 689 fines for various transgressions.
17 April 2023
Labour-intensive teams attended to excess debris, vegetation, and silt within the canal that may have restricted the flow of water.
06 April 2023
There are still more than 30 000 of these items outstanding, but we want to applaud and thank patrons who have heeded the call
17 March 2023
The event, hosted by the City's Central Library in the Cape Town CBD, has once again become an annual marker for SALW celebrations after a two-year hiatus.
10 March 2023
Books worth millions of rand have been lost to City libraries due to patrons who have failed to return these items.
29 September 2022
The City has stepped up to the challenge by putting 300 more boots on the ground to clean littering hotspots.
26 September 2022
City's efforts to keep the City clean gains momentum
16 September 2022
This is a great example of how a community can unite and take ownership of their areas by tackling illegal dumping and keeping them clean.
09 September 2022
City calls for the public, businesses and all interested stakeholders to get involved into community clean up campaigns
02 September 2022
With more than 22 000 items lost at a cost of nearly R3 million, the City of Cape Town’s librarians are appealing to patrons to return outstanding items
12 June 2022
The Urban Waste Management Directorate’s Solid Waste By-law Enforcement Unit deals specifically with contraventions of the Integrated Waste Management By-law
29 May 2022
The free pass for overdue items coincides with International Children’s Day
16 May 2022
The City’s Metal Theft Unit (MTU) tripped up a group of suspected cable thieves bright and early this morning
07 April 2022
South African Library Week is a highlight on our calendar for many reasons
14 March 2022
Communities should not allow a few perpetrators who attack enforcement staff to empower criminals in their neighbourhoods
10 March 2022
South African Library Week is a celebration of our intellectual and literacy heritage
14 February 2022
STATEMENT BY MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
28 December 2021
Following a dramatic dip in confiscations last summer when beaches were summarily closed due to lockdown restrictions, the City notes with concern that many people continue to disregard the by-laws prohibiting alcohol in public spaces.
03 October 2021
Each year, we encourage patrons to return overdue items without the fear of being fined and this year we are happy to get back so many of the outstanding items
26 May 2021
Annual budget 2021/22
7 August - 11 September 2026, Vasco Estate (Goodwood)
The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for 201 Civic Centres, including Community Halls, Centres, Recreation Hubs and Multi-purpose centres around the metro.
The City of Cape Town today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), establishing a multi-year strategic partnership to expand skills development
See all tenders received by the City of Cape Town.
The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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